Uhuru calls for more trade and investment deals among OACPS countries

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for more trade and investment deals among member countries of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific S...

OACPS , Trade

Kenya to host first Africa Digital Finance Summit

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya is set to host the first Africa Digital Finance Summit (ADFS) from February 18-19, 2021 bringing together experts in the digital and finance spe...

Africa Digital Finance Summit , Glass House

World Bank to invest Ksh.547B in 11 African countries

By Reuters,

The World Bank on Monday said it would invest over $5 billion (Ksh.547.8billion) over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve...

World Bank

African Airlines Association maps new era for air transport industry in Africa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) concluded its 52nd Annual General Assembly on Friday with a rallying call for airlines to take specific measu...

Unemployment is biggest risk over the next 10 years, business leaders say

By Reuters,

Unemployment is seen as the biggest worry over the next 10 years for business executives around the world, closely followed by concern about the sprea...

unemployment , World Economic Forum

Kenya Bankers Association, Huawei ink partnership to promote tech-driven financial inclusion

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Bankers Association has signed a collaboration agreement with tech-firm Huawei Kenya that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in the financi...

Huawei

e-conference for leading women in banking, finance to promote gender diversity in leadership

By Rachel Ombaka,

The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) is set to convene the Africa Regional e-Conference for Leading Women in Banking and Finance from 15-16, October, 2...

andia chakava , Graca Machel Trust , Kenya Bankers Association , New Faces New Voices

Report: Africa Delivers Largest Profits on Investment

By CNN,

British companies have made bigger profits investing in Africa than in any other region of the world, according to a new report from the Overseas Deve...

Overseas Development Institute

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact awards in Rwanda

By Rachel Ombaka,

31 Kenyan women entrepreneurs have been unveiled as some of the winners of the inaugural Invest2Impact. They are among 26 Tanzanians, 15 Rwandans, ...

2X Invest2Impact

Top 10 Kenyan companies whose high performance links to gender equality

By Rachel Ombaka,

Ten top Kenyan companies have been ranked among global firms that achieved higher returns due to their focus on gender equality, according to a study ...

Equileap , ICPD25 , Press Freedom , Samiksha Koirala

TECNO sponsors first China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit

By Sponsored,

The first China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit (CAMIES) was held in Nairobi from Tuesday, October 15 to 16. The summit brought together more...

Mobile Internet Economy Summit , Tecno

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time

By CNN,

In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru doesn't have running water and i...

China in Africa , Pang tV , StarTimes , TRANSSION

COMESA heads keen on SME growth in push for intra-regional trade

By Kepha Muiruri,

Heads of State drawn from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are keen to see the incorporation of small and medium enterprises...

AFCTA , COMESA , smes , Tripartite Agreement

African Union launches continent-wide free trade area

By VOA,

At the African Union Summit in Niger, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the African Continental Free Trade Area by signing the continent's ...

Africa - Free Trade Area

African continental free trade deal takes effect

By VOA,

The African continental free trade agreement went into effect Thursday, with 24 of 54 countries ratifying it. The plan was signed at the African Un...

African continental free trade agreement

Boeing 737 MAX may not return to service until August

By Reuters,

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it could take until August before the Boeing Co 737 MAX returns to service, the airline gro...

boeing , crash , grounded , service

KURA in new Ksh.13.2B deal to revive stalled roads plan

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has closed a Ksh.13.2billion deal for road construction in Western and Central Kenya. The two Private Public Par...

James Macharia , Kajiado-Imaroro road , KURA , Ngong-Kiserian-Isinya road

China coming to terms with risks of lending to Kenya

By Kepha Muiruri,

The denial of credit to the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) phase 2B or the lack of discussions to the said credit facility have in the ...

china , Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure , National Treasury , Public debt , SGR

KCB to acquire 100pc stake in National Bank of Kenya

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Commercial Bank Group has announced plans to acquire National Bank of Kenya (NBK). The acquisition, it was announced will be done through an ...

Cytonn Investments , Joshua Oigara , Kenya Commercial Bank , National Bank of Kenya

Local manufacturers decry high cost of production in Kenya

By Sherlyne Anyango,

Local manufacturers have decried high cost of production in Kenya in comparison to regional peers. The manufacturers say locally manufactured goods...

Peter Munya , Phylis Wakiaga